What is the effect of the figurative language in the following quote from 12-year old Severn Suzuki in a speech to The Environmental Children’s Organization? “I’m only a child yet I know we are all part of a family, five billion strong, in fact, 30 million species strong and we all share the same air, water and soil.”
A. It communicates appreciation and love of nature.
B. It shows how much the author knows about nature.
C. It inspires fear of the power of the natural world.
D. It shows how determined the author is to protect nature.
